Most of the 12 jurors met Friday with reporters shortly after finding Van Dyke guilty of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery, following less than eight hours of deliberating, The New York Times reported.

Van Dyke, in a rare move, took the stand on Tuesday and spun a tail to justify the 16 shots he fired at LaQuan on Oct. 20, 2014. The former officer, who’s white, cried on the witness stand, as he contradicted video evidence that showed him firing at LaQuan when the teen turned away from the officers.

“It seemed kind of like he was finally giving the play after they had been rehearsing with him for weeks,” said a white woman juror, who noticed Dyke “staring at us, trying to win our sympathy” when he testified.

On the evening of the incident, officers received a complaint about a suspect trying to break into vehicles, according to police officials. Two officers followed McDonald in their patrol car before calling for a backup officer who was equipped with a Taser. Van Dyke, one of the backup officers who arrived, allegedly got out of his vehicle with his gun drawn and started shooting.

Van Dyke claimed on the witness stand that LaQuan kept “advancing” at him waving a knife, so he had to keep firing until the teenager fell to the ground. However, police dashboard camera video shows LaQuan walking away when Van Dyke fired 16 bullets at him, continuing to fire even after the teen hit the ground.

At first, the jurors were not unanimous about Van Dyke’s guilt on the original poll. Seven jurors leaned toward guilty, two leaned toward not guilty and another three were undecided.

However, the initial disagreement over guilt and innocence moved quickly by Friday morning to whether they should convict Van Dyke of first- or second-degree murder.

After about two and a half hours of deliberating on Friday, jurors settled on second-degree because they were convinced that Van Dyke thought he was acting unlawfully.

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Before a raucous, jam-packed rally in Mississippi, Pres. Trump mocked the testimony of Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford – going further than he ever has to directly attack the credibility of her claims. https://t.co/h9oAGpMO6ppic.twitter.com/52HIRlR4CL

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On Tuesday night, the president took the low road by making several statements about Dr. Christine Blasey Ford that have caused outrage during a stop in Mississippi on his national campaign tour. He mocked Ford's sexual assault testimony against Brett Kavanaugh like it was nothing. He tried to "cast doubt" on Ford, CNN reported.
Many politicians, activists and people on social media have condemned Trump's behavior. "I'm embarrassed that the President of the United States would do that to this woman," Democratic Senator Kamala Harrissaid Wednesday, adding that Trump should "stop being mean." Harris also tweeted in support of Ford: "Dr. Ford is a profile in courage. She knew what she was up against when she came forward but spoke out because she felt it was her civic duty. She deserves better."
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren also addressed the comments. "Last night, the President viciously mocked a sexual assault survivor," Warren tweeted. "@SenateGOP will have to decide whether to stand up to this disgusting behavior or not. But @realDonaldTrump will never silence Dr. Ford, or take away her strength and courage."
His blatant disregard and disrespect of Ford came after the president made other inflammatory statements. Here are a number of tweets about his and his supporters' most controversial moments.